1st Quarter Social Studies CheckPoint

What was 'the starving time' and when did it occur? Fill in the blank: 'The starving time' was the ________, when food shortages, fractured leadership, and a siege by Powhatan Indian warriors contributed to the deaths of two of every three colonists at James Fort.

• winter of 1609-1610

• summer of 1612

• spring of 1607

• autumn of 1611

Jamestown is notable for the ________, the first elected representative government in the colonies. Fill in the blank.

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Continental Congress

• General Assembly

Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony?

• John Smith

• William Bradford

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

Who did Pocahontas marry?

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• William Bradford

• Thomas Jefferson

What crop did John Rolfe introduce to Jamestown, thus saving the colony?

• tobacco

• corn

• rice

• wheat

Who founded the Plymouth colony and was the leader of the Pilgrims?

• William Bradford

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

• John Winthrop

Who taught the Pilgrims how to survive from the land by fishing and planting?

• Squanto

• Pocahontas

• John Smith

• William Bradford

What was the Mayflower Compact? Fill in the blank: The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between the Pilgrims and the Strangers to ________, make laws, and obey those laws.

• work together

• fight each other

• sail to England

• ignore the rules

The Massachusetts Bay Colony (Puritans) had a theocracy. What does theocracy mean?

• Religious leaders also run the government.

• A government run by merchants.

• A system where only kings rule.

• A government based on military power.

What is a town meeting?

• Where the people met (especially in Massachusetts) to make governmental decisions.

• A type of annual festival celebrated in towns.

• A meeting held exclusively by town mayors.

• A gathering for trading goods in the town square.